Assistive Technology for Dyslexia
Kurzweil 3000-firefly is a web-based assistive technology for dyslexia that helps to build literacy and reading skills that last a lifetime.
Success starts here
FREE 30-Day TrialDyslexia is the result of an underlying neurological deficit, often genetic—and with the proper support, almost all learners can become good readers and writers. Kurzweil 3000-firefly has been changing the lives of people with dyslexia worldwide by supporting them through the entire literacy process:
READ
Difficulties in connecting language sounds to letters cause delays in reading and lead to poor test results.
Overcome reading difficulties with Kurzweil 3000-firefly's natural text-to-speech voices, OpenDyslexic font, and the ability to customize reading speeds. You can also read text anywhere, including eBooks, web pages, locked PDFs and text in images.
COMPREHEND
People with dyslexia have to work much harder to comprehend text since they first need to decode words, which their brains are not wired to do.
Text-to-speech removes the difficult task of decoding, and then built-in tools within Kurzweil 3000-firefly help learners to develop the vocabulary and language fluency needed to improve their reading comprehension.
DEMONSTRATE
Sequencing in the brain for people with dyslexia makes it difficult to organize and then structure their thoughts—words end up in the wrong place or the original thought is lost as they struggle to keep all of the pieces organized.
Kurzweil 3000-firefly reads to students as they type, and provides graphic organizers and other writing supports that help them retain important information and organize their thoughts.
"I'm able to crank up the reading speed on Kurzweil 3000," comments Billy. "I can get the gist of what was written much faster than if I read the content to myself."
Billy Vermillion, Student